Biology:Hyalocalyx
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Hyalocalyx setifer is the sole member of the monotypic genus Hyalocalyx.[1]
Description
Hyalocalyx setifer is an annual herb.[2]
Morphology
H setifer can grow up to 27 cm tall.[2] It has a brown woody stem that is covered in long yellowish hairs.[3][4]
Flower morphology
H. setifer exhibits both distylous and homostylous flowers.[5] Its flowers are solitary, cylindrical, 5–6 mm long, and range from pale yellow to orange in color.[2][3]
Distribution
Its native range is Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar.[1] It is found in open woodlands, along roadsides and on cultivated lands.[4] It is primarily found in dry sandy soil.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hyalocalyx Rolfe" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39582-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hyalocalyx setifer Rolfe [family Turneraceae "]. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.flora.fz3727.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lewis, J (1954). Flora of Tropical East Africa. https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FTEA.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fernandes, R (1978). "Hyalocalyx setifer Rolfe [family Turneraceae"]. Flora Zambesiaca 4. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.flora.fz3727.
- ↑ Shore, Joel S.; Arbo, Maria M.; Fernández, Aveliano (2006). "Breeding system variation, genetics and evolution in the Turneraceae" (in en). New Phytologist 171 (3): 539–551. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01807.x. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 16866957. Bibcode: 2006NewPh.171..539S.
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